Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 69 Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, And Poisons - Chapter 69.07 Washington Food Processing Act

69.07.005 Legislative declaration
The processing of food intended for public consumption is important and vital to the health and welfare both immediate and future and is hereby declared ...

69.07.010 Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Department" means the department of agriculture of the state of Washington; (2) "Director" means the director of the ...

69.07.020 Enforcement -- Rules -- Adoption -- Contents -- Standards
(1) The department shall enforce and carry out the provisions of this chapter, and may adopt the necessary rules to carry out its purposes. (2) ...

69.07.040 Food processing license -- Waiver if licensed under chapter 15.36 RCW -- Expiration date -- Application, contents -- Fee
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a food processing plant or process foods in the state without first having obtained an annual ...

69.07.050 Renewal of license -- Additional fee, when
If the application for renewal of any license provided for under this chapter is not filed prior to the expiration date as established by rule ...

69.07.060 Denial, suspension or revocation of license -- Grounds
The director may, subsequent to a hearing thereon, deny, suspend or revoke any license provided for in this chapter if he determines that an applicant ...

69.07.065 Suspension of license summarily -- Reinstatement
(1) Whenever the director finds an establishment operating under conditions that constitute an immediate danger to public health or whenever the licensee or any employee ...

69.07.070 Rules and regulations, hearings subject to Administrative Procedure Act
The adoption of any rules and regulations under the provisions of this chapter, or the holding of a hearing in regard to a license issued ...

69.07.080 Inspections by department -- Access -- When
For purpose of determining whether the rules adopted pursuant to RCW 69.07.020, as now or hereafter amended are complied with, the department shall have access ...

69.07.085 Sanitary certificates -- Fee
The department may issue sanitary certificates to food processors under this chapter subject to such requirements as it may establish by rule. The fee for ...

69.07.095 Authority of director and personnel
The director or the director's deputies, assistants, and inspectors are authorized to do all acts and things necessary to carry out the provisions of this ...

69.07.100 Establishments exempted from provisions of chapter
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to establishments issued a permit or licensed under the provisions of: (1) Chapter 69.25 RCW, the Washington ...

69.07.103 Chickens -- Slaughter, preparation, sale -- One thousand or fewer -- Special, temporary permit -- Rules -- Fee
(1) A special, temporary permit issued by the department under this section is required for the slaughter and preparation of one thousand or fewer pastured ...

69.07.110 Enforcement of chapter
The department may use all the civil remedies provided for in chapter 69.04 RCW (The Uniform Washington Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) in carrying out ...

69.07.120 Disposition of money into food processing inspection account
All moneys received by the department under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid into the food processing inspection account hereby created within the ...

69.07.135 Unlawful to sell or distribute food from unlicensed processor
It shall be unlawful to resell, to offer for resale, or to distribute for resale in intrastate commerce any food processed in a food processing ...

69.07.140 Violations -- Warning notice
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the department to report for prosecution violations of this chapter when it believes that the public ...

69.07.150 Violations -- Penalties
(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, any person violating any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted hereunder is ...

69.07.160 Authority of director and department under chapter 69.04 RCW not impaired by any provision of chapter 69.07 RCW
The authority granted to the director and to the department under the provisions of the Uniform Washington Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (chapter 69.04 RCW), ...

69.07.170 Definitions
As used in RCW 69.07.180 and 69.07.190: (1) "Artesian water" means bottled water from a well tapping a confined aquifer in which the water level ...

69.07.180 Bottled water labeling standards
All bottled water must conform to applicable federal and state labeling laws and be labeled in compliance with the following standards: (1) Mineral water may ...

69.07.190 Bottled soft drinks, soda, or seltzer exempt from bottled water labeling requirements
Bottled soft drinks, soda, or seltzer products commonly recognized as soft drinks and identified on the product identity panel with a common or usual name ...

69.07.900 Chapter is cumulative and nonexclusive
The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and nonexclusive and shall not affect any other remedy.[1967 ex.s. c 121 § 16.] ...

69.07.910 Severability -- 1967 ex.s. c 121
If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, or the application ...

69.07.920 Short title
This chapter shall be known and designated as the Washington food processing act.[1967 ex.s. c 121 § 18.] ...